Earned Nation's Highest Award for Valor during
the Vietnam War
MOUNT
PLEASANT, S.C., Oct. 26,
2023 /PRNewswire/ -- The Congressional Medal of Honor
Society regretfully announces that Frank A.
Herda, who received the Medal of Honor for valor during the
Vietnam War, passed away Oct. 13,
2023, in Cleveland, Ohio,
at 76 years old.
President Richard M. Nixon
presented Herda with the Medal of Honor at the White House in
Washington, D.C. on May 14, 1970, for his actions near Dak To,
Quang Trang Province, Vietnam.
On June 29, 1968,
then-Private-First-Class Herda was defending his position during a
nighttime enemy assault. When a grenade landed in his foxhole, he
threw himself down to smother the explosion. He was grievously
wounded but his actions allowed the remaining two soldiers to
survive without serious injury and stopped the enemy assault.
Herda was born on Sept. 13, 1947
in Cleveland, Ohio. After the war,
he served 33 years as a systems analyst for the U.S Department of
Defense. A lover of science fiction, he authored the book "The Cup
of Death: Chronicles of the Dragons of the Magi" in 2007.
A private memorial will take place at a later date.
There are 65 Medal of Honor Recipients alive today.
About the Congressional Medal of Honor Society
The Congressional Medal of Honor Society, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit
organization, is dedicated to preserving the legacy of the Medal of
Honor and its Recipients, inspiring Americans, and supporting the
Recipients as they connect with communities across the
country.
Chartered by Congress in 1958, its membership consists
exclusively of those individuals who have received the Medal of
Honor. There are 65 living Recipients.
The Society carries out its mission through outreach, education
and preservation programs, including the Medal of Honor Museum,
Medal of Honor Outreach Programs, the Medal of Honor Character
Development Program, and the Medal of Honor Citizen Honors Awards
for Valor and Service. The Society's programs and operations are
funded by donations.
As part of Public Law 106-83, the Medal of the Honor Memorial
Act, the Medal of Honor Museum, which is co-located with the
Congressional Medal of Honor Society's headquarters on board the
U.S.S. Yorktown at Patriots Point Naval & Maritime Museum in
Mount Pleasant, South Carolina,
was designated as one of three national Medal of Honor
sites.
Learn more about the Medal of Honor and the Congressional Medal
of Honor Society's initiatives at cmohs.org.
Contact: John Falkenbury
jfalkenbury@cmohs.org
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